With bears seeking out non-natural food sources, Environment Minister Terry Lake is spreading the word to British Columbians to do what they can to control bear attractants and reduce conflicts with bears.

Putting organics in their place is a year-round activity that not only helps feed plants, lawns and hedges throughout British Columbia, but also reduces GHGs.

The B.C. government introduced legislation today that will add more than 550,000 hectares to the province's parks and protected areas system, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced today.

International Compost Awareness Week (May 6-12) is being celebrated in communities throughout the province, as it is every day, through innovative programs that are substantially reducing the amount of organic materials dumped in landfills.

A septic truck that turned over on the TransCanada Highway yesterday, spilling approximately 1,500 litres of raw sewage north of Victoria, has had no impact to the environment, based on the location, containment and cleanup activities.

With electric vehicle charging stations popping up all over the province and environmentally inspired fun at B.C. schools, it's clear that in British Columbia, Earth Day lasts 365 days.

An open house at Goldstream Provincial Park tomorrow highlights remediation work in the surrounding area and river after a fuel truck overturned on the Malahat highway almost a year ago.

BC Parks is accepting applications for its innovative youth leadership program Get Outside BC. Piloted in 2011, Get Outside BC was the first of its kind in Canada. Forty youth aged 14-18 from across the province will be selected to participate in this year's summer program.

The provincial government is reaffirming its commitment to being the first carbon-neutral government in North America through a new $5-million capital program that's available to school districts for energy-efficiency projects that will lower their carbon emissions, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.